Suzhou vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2291
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$276
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$983
$899
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
55
😀 Quality of life
72
52
🏙️ Population
12.7M
9.08M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 52% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 6833rd and 8627th ($782 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 495th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 1.7 months in Xuzhou. Ranked 13th vs 94th best cities to live in China, and 3150th vs 6539th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Xuzhou

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Suzhou Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$379
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6055
$2089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$1637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.2
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.36
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.8
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17664
$21609

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35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Huaibei
$581
73 km or 45 mi Suzhou
$592
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$542
76 km or 47 mi Pizhou
$576
77 km or 48 mi Yongcheng
$581
91 km or 57 mi Tengzhou
$572
106 km or 66 mi Xinyi
$571
107 km or 67 mi Suqian
$617
138 km or 86 mi Linyi
$530
139 km or 86 mi Jining
$548
140 km or 87 mi Zoucheng
$558
142 km or 89 mi Shangqiu
$602
148 km or 92 mi Bengbu
$519
150 km or 93 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Mingguang
$594
187 km or 116 mi Lianyungang
$553
191 km or 119 mi Xintai
$566
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
198 km or 123 mi Fuyang
$601
198 km or 123 mi Huainan
$615
199 km or 123 mi Huai'an
$661
202 km or 126 mi Jieshou
$556
216 km or 134 mi Tai'an
$548
217 km or 135 mi Feicheng
$550
218 km or 136 mi Laiwu
$564
230 km or 143 mi Xiangcheng
$572
242 km or 150 mi Rizhao
$549
243 km or 151 mi Tianchang
$623
245 km or 152 mi Zhoukou
$598
248 km or 154 mi Changyuan
$569
258 km or 160 mi Puyang
$583
266 km or 165 mi Gaoyou
$632
267 km or 166 mi Hefei
$654
267 km or 166 mi Liaocheng
$505
267 km or 166 mi Kaifeng
$483
268 km or 167 mi Jinan
$547
280 km or 174 mi Zhucheng
$541
286 km or 178 mi Lu'an
$647
286 km or 178 mi Xinghua
$677
287 km or 178 mi Nanjing
$765